The Top 24 Best Holiday Destinations in December

BERGEN, NORWAY

One of the best winter city breaks in Europe for a proper ‘winter’ experience has to be Bergen. This Norwegian destination is a UNESCO World Heritage city, strewn with beautiful old colourful buildings and narrow alleyways – a nod to its history as an important seaport in the early Middle Ages. It’s a compact city that’s ideal for visitors to explore with its charming old-quarter and cobbled streets peppered with boutiques and cafes, and you’ll be spoiled or choice when it comes to warming up in art museums and galleries. If you can tear yourself away from the bustling fishing port or the energetic nightclubs, you can take a cable car to the top of the nearby 1,000ft Mount Fløyen. Ski or sledge down until 10pm – the roads and paths are floodlit for a magical winter experience – and just remember to wrap up warm: temperatures average around 0°C in winter.